Ling Xiao pulled out a chair, sat down directly, then raised his head to look at Hogarth, and said, "I just came from Jessica's side, I heard that she is in a lot of trouble, what, this matter has something to do with you?" ”

"It's a little bit related." Hogarth smiled a little awkwardly and explained: "The detective agency that clashed with her has some cooperative relationship with our law firm, no, Mr. Chen of that detective agency has just signed a complaint against Jessica, asking for a civil lawsuit against her. ”

"Jerry, when are you going to take on such a normal civil lawsuit?" Ling Xiao's gaze suddenly emitted a burst of coldness, staring coldly at Hogarth.

What kind of character is Jerry Hogarth, she is the legal counsel of large groups like Stark Industries, 4D Technology and the RAND Group, and is the leading figure in the entire New York legal community, with her identity, when it is her turn to intervene in a civil lawsuit caused by the conflict between two ordinary detective firms, which in itself is a very abnormal thing.

Hogarth squeezed out a smile on his face, and reluctantly explained: "Ling, after all, Mr. Chen is also a customer of our company......"

"yes, I still thought your law firm was his boss!" Ling Xiao snorted unceremoniously and said, "We don't have to hide and seek, Jerry, tell me what's going on, otherwise don't blame me for dissolving our partnership when I go back?" ”

For a large company like Siwei Technology, the normal legal counsel fee alone is nearly 10 million US dollars every year, and once it encounters legal problems, the price will even double and rise, and the legal fees of these large companies alone account for nearly 70% of the annual income of Hogarth's entire law firm, and the loss of any such contract is a great blow to Hogarth's law firm.

Hogarth's movements paused suddenly, and after a while, she took all the things on the table in the same way, and finally took a bottle of unopened red wine and two goblets, and without speaking, she directly poured wine into the glass, and then pushed it in front of Ling Xiao and took a sip by herself.

Putting down the cup, Hogarth sighed heavily, laughed at himself, and said: "Ling, you have seen all the mess before, I won't tell you, I have been living a terrible life recently, like living in hell." ”

Ling Xiao sat there quietly, and didn't say anything casually, Hogarth's appearance of sitting alone at the table and crying bitterly before was still vivid, it was obvious that something had happened recently, however, even Hogarth, who was known as the "Iron Lady" in the legal world, was a little unbearable for a while.

Now is not a good time to open her mouth to persuade her, it is better to let her vent on her own first.

After adjusting his mood, Hogarth continued: "Just some time ago my ex-assistant took me to court and accused me of sexually harassing her. Several of my partners demanded that I settle with her, in addition to millions of dollars in damages, and that I should publicly apologize to her. You know, in our business, a person's reputation is very important, and once a person has a stain on their body, those big contracts have nothing to do with you. ”

Hogarth is a very strong woman, it is not incomprehensible that she is a homosexual, but she was sued by her assistant, then this matter is a little troublesome, once the court rules that she loses the case, the big contracts she has lost are enough, she is very likely to be used to play the topic, and then her bar certificate will be revoked by the bar association, then her life will be over.

"I've never harassed my stupid woman, she's a completely voluntary adult, and her usual dress is very seductive, almost split directly on my desk, so I firmly refuse to reconcile." Hogarth shook his head, laughed at himself, and said, "Who would have thought that the two partners who stabbed me in the back at this time would actually be my two partners, and they would kick me out of the company because of this scandal." ”

"But didn't you create that law firm?" Ling Xiao couldn't help but be a little stunned, and asked: "Not to mention Stark Industries and RAND Group, we at Siwei Technology have always only recognized you alone, once they lose you, they should know what they are facing!" ”

"Four-dimensional technology, the RAND Group is the same, and Mr. Stark's side is similar." Hogarth shook his head slightly and said, "But don't forget, there is still a contract between us, and once the contract is violated, the liquidated damages alone are a large amount." ”

"I see, these two guys really think that's going to keep those contracts going." Ling Xiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "They are so naïve. Not to mention anything else, your personal ability, the relationship between your government and the supernatural world is far from being comparable to theirs, and even if the contract is terminated, if the responsibility for the termination falls on the law firm, they may not get any money, and may even have to compensate us in turn. ”

"There is no chance, when I drew up the contract, I was very strict in some details, and I am afraid that you will really have to pay for this money." Hogarth glanced at Ling Xiao without the slightest expression on his face.

In any case, Hogarth was originally for his own law firm, and he was naturally conscientious in terms of contract drafting, and even did not find any loopholes in it, if Ling Xiao really wanted to save this money, I am afraid it is unlikely.

"It doesn't matter, it's not a big amount anyway, we can afford to lose." Ling Xiao smiled indifferently, if this money is placed on the law firm's side, it is indeed a large amount, but if it is placed on the side of Siwei Technology, this money is really nothing.

"Don't think about liquidated damages, I'll find a way to get rid of all the troubles." Hogarth turned his head to look at Ling Xiao and said, "But I need you to ask Jessica to help me investigate some things, so that I can help me deal with some things." ”

"Jessica, and that Mr. Chen." Ling Xiao frowned, looked at Hogarth sideways, and said, "Don't tell me it's because of this that you let that Mr. Chen go to Jessica's trouble, Jerry?" ”

"You may not know, I had a falling out with Jessica some time ago." Hogarth shook his head helplessly and said, "And now in this matter, I really need her help, so I asked Mr. Chen to buy Jessica's detective agency, so that she has to work for me." But I didn't expect that Mr. Chen's style of doing things was so unacceptable that not only did not the acquisition succeed, but angered Jessica, so ......"

That's why there is the current situation, Ling Xiao nodded slightly, but he still asked with some confusion: "Then why do you want to sue Jessica?" ”

"That's what Mr. Chen did on his own." Hogarth said with some irritation: "Because of Matt's intervention, Jessica was only sentenced to one year of probation in the end, and Mr. Chen, who broke one arm, was naturally unhappy, so he had to sue." ”

"It seems that you have lost control of this Mr. Chen." Ling Xiao shook his head and said, "Actually, you did something wrong from the beginning of this matter, you should go directly to Matt, with his help, you can't lose the lawsuit for sexual harassment at all, and there will be no things after." ”

"I'm not going to go to the two of them." Hogarth pursed his lips tightly, his face very determined.

Ling Xiao could only smile helplessly, he couldn't persuade anything, Matt Murdoch was actually brought out by Hogarth, and he was extremely good in ability, but for some reason, the two of them suddenly turned their faces.

Matt Murdoch returned to Hell's Kitchen to open his own small law firm, and Hogarth lost an extremely capable assistant, which has even led to the current situation, because she trained Matt as a partner in the first place.

"Jessica has been looking into your side lately, and she's been investigating some of the deaths of her parents in a car accident lately." Ling Xiao shook his head and said, "I suggest that you better put these things off for a while, and when Jessica finishes dealing with the trouble at hand, I'm trying to persuade her to help you." ”

There's no way Ling Xiao can get Jessica to let go of the investigation into the cause of her parents' car accident deaths and turn around to help Hogarth. While it was true that those things were originally motivated by Patricia, it was clear that what Jessica had found out was now unwilling to give up.

(End of chapter)